Praia Mole - SE

📍 Santa Catarina , Florianopolis · Nearest city: Lagoa (4 km)

38 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 106 m · 📍 View on map

🌊 Strong sea breeze — 9 km from coast · high convergence
Coordinates and external links
Lat / Lng: -27.59630, -48.43260
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Takeoff orientations

NNEESE SSWWNW

Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable

🗓️ Best season to fly (2024 climatology)

Monthly climate score: historical avg of temp, wind, rain and cloud cover. Green = optimal month.

Jan
50
26°C
Feb
75
28°C
Mar
50
27°C
Apr
50
25°C
May
50
22°C
Jun
65
22°C
Jul
43
18°C
Aug
80
19°C
Sep
65
22°C
Oct
50
23°C
Nov
35
24°C
Dec
50
25°C

Best month: Aug (80/100, 19°C, 22mm lluvia) · Worst month: Nov (35/100, 168mm lluvia)

☀️ Sun times (local · America/Sao_Paulo)
Best flying hours: thermals start ~2h after sunrise, peak at solar noon, glass-off from golden hour
Sunrise: 06:34
Solar noon: 12:12
Golden hour: 16:49 (last thermal + glass-off)
Sunset: 17:49
Day: 11.3 h daylight hours

Why this site has thermal potential

FactorValueInterpretation
Hotspot density (5 km)2 Low
Avg thermal probability0.85 Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights
Solar orientation0.17 Slope faces north in southern hemisphere
Own flight history0.00 Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks

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Takeoff description

Small Take Off.

Nearby sites

Praia Mole - NE (46) · Lagoa da Conceição - HG (36) · Lagoa da Conceição (39) · Rio Vermelho (42) · Praia Brava - E, NE (14) · Santinho - S SE (25)

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